“In the new poll, more voters in every age and income group disapproved than approved, as did voters in two core Democratic blocs: women and Hispanics. Mr. Obama held onto strong approval numbers among African American voters.”

“Indeed, the N.Y.P.D. has implicitly recognized its own excesses with stop-and-frisk, and has dramatically cut back the number of confrontations in recent months—with no uptick in the crime rate. But, rhetorically and legally, the city continues to insist that it did nothing wrong, and the old-boy network at the Second Circuit seems poised to agree.”